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Water reclamation refers to the process by which municipal water sources or wastewater is converted too potable water for public use.[1] While this has shown in many areas to be effective in curbing the water crisis in urban areas, a cause for opposition to water reclamation are psychological factors to do with human disgust and distaste for water that was at one point sewage.[2] Reclaimed water has many different categorie including urban reuse, environmental reuse and agricultural reuse. Agricultural reuse refers to using reclaimed water for irrigation purposes.[1]

reclaimed water is used for irrigation

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https://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/reuse.htm

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015WR018340

http://www.susana.org/en/resources/library/details/2636

  1. ^ a b "Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: from Waste Disposal to Resource Recovery - Resources • SuSanA". www.susana.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ Wester, Julia; Timpano, Kiara R.; Çek, Demet; Broad, Kenneth (2016). "The psychology of recycled water: Factors predicting disgust and willingness to use". Water Resources Research. 52 (4): 3212–3226. doi:10.1002/2015WR018340. ISSN 1944-7973.